Okay... here I am old roomie.... posting. lol. This is for you because no one else looks at it!

Matt is gone until Friday on a Conference for his internship. I do think absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I'm really lonely over here all by myself. Diamond is going to try and come over tonight, but she may not be able to make it. Oh well... just more time for my graduate application! It's very convicting to have to reflect so hard on myself. Makes me see the ways I need to change...

I have such a case of senoritis. I thought it couldn't get any worse... but it did! Matt only has one class and his internship this semester, so I'm the only one studying (not that that's new..Matt never studied...neither did my roomie...hehee.. lol). 

I went with some of the counseling folks to take the MAT last Friday. As much as I hated the test, going out with everyone was awesome and encouraging. I think we are going to make a great grad class. We get along, and no body ever seems to be left out. I love that. I love feeling like I'm a part of something. I think it's been so easy for me to get caught up in all the work during college; I forget the people sitting next to me doing the same thing. Building relationships in college is just as important as getting good grades. I need to keep reminding myself of that. Because I love my classmates in counseling, and I really want to be involved in their lives. I can't wait for us all to come together at the counseling center. I think we are going to have all really gifted people.  

        Matt and I just got back from Chattanooga! We went there for our anniversary, and we had a blast. It was realllllly nice to get away from work. Really nice. I can't even begin to explain it. We went to the Aquarium and to Ruby Falls. We saw Superman Returns.... I loved it... Matt thought it was pretty weak. Leave it to a man to be overly critical! lol. Nah... the plot was a little lacking. But I thought the acting was really good. In the movie, Superman says alot to the same lines he said in the earlier ones with Christopher Reeves. It's hard to explain, but this actor (whatever his name is) managed to say them the exact same way! So much so that I remembered being alot younger and hearing Reeves say it! I thought that was pretty impressive.

         Matt and I stayed in the Microtel Inn. Wanna know why they call it a Microtel? Well, it would be because of its micro size. Who would have thought? It was definitely the smallest room I have ever stayed in my whole life. But it was cheap and clean. Both were perks for us. There was this enormous mirror in front of the bed, and it really creeped me out. It made me think of all the horror stories you hear on Oprah, about sick old men watching you change into your nighties on tape... sickos! Matt and I used the comforter to cover up the mirror. I am pretty sure he thought I was crazy for it, but he's already married me.... so too bad! lol.

          All this Rumple talk has really got people talking. And posting. Lots of posting. At first, I was pretty angry at the things Rumple had said. But after prayer and sleep (and reading his website in greater detail), I am not angry anymore. I think it is really easy for us to want to be one-sided about this issue. We feel mistreated because we were lied to. But I think Rumple has suffered far more than we have. I could not imagine being young and having to deal so seriously with my sexuality. To think that something is wrong with you and to not know what to do about it. Our sexuality encompasses alot of who we are as human beings, I could not imagine feeling like I had to completely hide it. Maybe Rumple did not handle everything the way he should have, but I am glad I got the opportunity to learn from him. He has expanded my mind and made me think deeper about issues I sometimes have not wanted to confront. As hurt as some of the JBC community might be at Rumple's lies, I think he has gone through more than we have about it. He came clean with us and now he wants to show us why he thinks homosexuality is okay. I want to engage on him about this. And I want to do it in a Christian way, with love and respect. I want to understand his belief. I want to see how it sizes up with Scripture. I truly believe homosexuality is a sin, but I am open to possibilites as long as I can firmly stand on God's Word about it. I really like Mr. Rumple, and I respect him immensely as a teacher. I know many of us feel differently on this subject, and I can understand that. But I do hope that we can approach one another with respect and love... and not just lash out. It's hard for me not to lash out sometimes. My mouth gets ahead of my mind. But getting angry just makes people defensive, and it only makes the angry person feel better. I do not think it solves anything.

             Well, I guess that is just about all that has been rumbling through my head these past few days. Love to all. ttyl!